Ostomy Education Scheduled for Oct. 22

Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse Lisa Malone, RN, will discuss the topic, “Traveling with Your Ostomy.” The session also allows people with ostomies an opportunity to discuss day-to-day challenges and how to troubleshoot an ostomy. It also fosters intimate conversations on what works for individuals who live with an ostomy and go over normal routines.

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed The Neighborhoods at Brookview nursing home, Brookhaven Estates senior living apartments, Yorkshire Eye Clinic, and medical clinics in Arlington, White and Volga, South Dakota. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, surgical and extended care services. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day and provides around the clock patient needs ranging from minor injuries to life threatening crises. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.